This Saturday, September 12, the Warriors will make the drive up to Sacramento to compete in the Hornet XC Jamboree, hosted by Sacramento State. The course is at Sacramento Granite Regional Park. This is the first time CSUS has been up to the Hornet Jamboree in a few years, and we aren't too sure what the course will entail.
The day involves Varsity and Freshman High School races, as well as men's and women's Collegiate Open races. The Women's 5k race kicks off at 9:15 am, followed by the Men's 4 mile at 9:45 am. The Jamboree will be the premier NorCal XC race this weekend, featuring teams from Sac State, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, USF, Fresno State, San Jose State, Sonoma, UoP, and Nevada. Stanislaus will be the only D2 school in the men's race, and one of two D2 teams in the women's race. Thus, the competition should be fierce, and there will be a lot of hard runners there to push us along.
For the women, Sophomore Denali "She-Beast" Foldager is looking to follow up her win last week at CSUMB with another impressive performance this week. She will most definitely have some girls to push with, which will force her to respond and hang tough if she wants to show she can compete outside the D2 level. Her twin Fubye will also be looking to have an breakout race, as she has had some injury trouble the last few weeks. Newcomers Mary Courtright, Al-Face Thiele, and Liz "808" LaMadrid are anticipating a big pr this weekend, as their heavy summer and altitude training should be yielding early results. Returners Andrea Johnson, Lindsay Garcia, and Dreamweaver Deerinck should have good races as well, using their experience to guide the team up towards the front of the secondary pack in the race.
For the He-Man-Woman-Haters, Joey Nunes and Dawson Vorderbruegge are prepared to make a name for themselves among the ranks of Nor-Cal's best D1 XC teams. They both hope to hang onto the back of the lead pack for as long as they can and then finish strong. Shane Brookshire is hoping to close the gap between he and the front runners as he gets into better and better shape with time. Palmer, Ivan, Tyler, Terrance, and Kanwar are looking to run as a strong pack and move up the ranks, picking off many runners by working together and pushing as a unit. Overall, the goal for Saturday is to post some fast times, and prove that D2 ain't a joke.
Besides the current team members, Stan is sending some unattached runners to the race. Stephen Lenz and Jose Morales will make their 2009 XC debut, both itching for a fast race after a summer of hard training. Also, freshman redshirt Marina Ghabbour will be running with the women, and she should place well for her first collegiate race.
We'll see ya in Sac-Town!
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